The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-09
THE NEW orrIc1ALs' BoSp7.

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THE NEW orFlcIALs' BoNDs. n
Wharfmsster John R. Crockard appear
ed and took the oath Of Office, being
sworn by President Gillsland.
Receiver Dunaway's bond in the sum Of
seq, 900 with Col. R. Campbell and James
Rine as suresies was approved; also the
bond Of Clerk Of the Centre Market John
Mckeever, in the sum Of $1,000 with
Charles F. Meyer and August Rolf as
sureties; also the bond OF W. n. HalIer,
Clerk Of the Second Ward Market, in the
sum Of $1,000 with John E. Cla-
tor and W. J. ". Cowden as auretiea;
also the bond Of the Health Officer, DR..
Robert Reed in tho sum OF $1,000 with
DR.. ]. 3. Reed as surety; also tho bond OF
NJ. Grogan, Superintendent OF the City
Prinon, in the sum Of $1,000 with James
Doyle and James Filan as sureties. The
joint bond of William Hastings, T. G.
Hoffman,, sr., and Henry F. Jones, con-
shutting tho Board Of Water Commission
ers, in the sum Of $50. 900 was approved;
also the oaths OF these officials taken be-
fore =. W. Dunaway, notary public. 80
The eureties on the several bonds enum-
Grated above, were examined and sworn to
their sudiciency. by PRECEDENT Gilliland
and afterwards the several officers.slect
took the oath before that official. Il&
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sloners presented bills aggregating $50 IS
on account Of the Police Department and
bills aggregating Sls4 90 on account Of the
Fire Department, all Of which we're order.
ed paid. OF tho police bills S22 was for
Chief Smith for summoning Council and
committees, and IS Is for, feeding prison.
ers in the lookup. :. ~! s&7-.
The Committee on City Prison reported
having organized by eleoting Mr.. ]. v.
Gavin, Of the Sixth ward, chsirman, and
recommended the payment Of tho bills
enumerated in the report OF the Superin-
tendent, aggregating sll4 81 and also
bill for IS IS, which were ordered paid,
and the reques. Of the committee that the
Superintendent be empowered to employ
a cook at o compensation Of 81 per day
was granted. tE.
The committee reported the appoint
ment by the Superintendent of Peter
Gundling and Albert Drum as day guards
and Jaek Arthur as night guard, each at a
compensation Of VI 80 per dsy. They were
confirmed. 'tgEggi~.
City Clerk Bowers reported the inspec-
ton Of the ballots cast at the Second ward
polls at tho recent city election, that was
had last Saturday at tho instance Of j. B.
Crawford, % reported In this paper, civ
ing in tho report, all the details Of said in
spection. Tho report WAS ordered fled. :
THE sryrNrrryru arprrr u,rr,p f.
Mr.. Allison presented a petition, signed
by over two hundred persons and firms,
aaking Council to purchase or condemn
that much OF the old Forsythe property as
was formerly used as Seventeenth street.;
IRON! Chapline to Market streets, being
about thirty-three feet wide, and which
was closed up four or five yeara ago by
the parties controlling it, upon the refusal
OF Council to purchase 1t. Before this, the
city had laid gas and water mains through
tho property, and they have remained
there ever since. When the property
passed into hands Of commissioners OF
the court they tried to aell it to the city
Tor 5000; the city offered $1,000, and
no compromise could DO effected. The
result WAS thatthe thoronghiare, most i'm.
portant one to East Wheeling and the
city at large, considering the awful con.
dition Of Eighteenth street and the tracks
Of the Hempfeld on Sixteenth, remained
closed to the public, T. Isl s'Jtl
At O recent COMMISSIONER sale Mr..
BENZ. Fisher, whose Star foundry prop.
orty adjoins this, purchased it for $500.
After the reading OF the resolution Mr.,
Allison stated that Mr.. Fisher was willing
to sell the property for this amount, the
city in addition, to pay the costs OF trans-
fer and legal interest on the amount
from January 2s, and to pave the square
with the brick block. A communication
was read from Chief Dunning Of the Fire
Department, calling attention to the i'm
portancs Of that short block of stree. TO
the Department. e la..lsI-|
I Mr.. Allison offered q resolution proyid.
ing for the purchase Of the property with
fnnds out Of tho contingent fund when
they shall come to that fund, and instruct
ing the Board of Public Works to pave as
asked for. Tho transfer by the way, Is |
not to be made till the city has fulfilled
her part Of the bargain. MI,
Allison's \ resolution was finally adopt
cd after en- hours wrangle over
q substitute offered by B Fl MI,
Cruise referring the entire matter to the
B.. P, W., and one by Colonel Caldwell
striking out that part in relation to the
contingent fund, there being no such fund
at present, all the city's moneys
being in a general fund until the |
annual appropriations are made But !